Jeffco Open Space has made an informal proposal to one or more landowning parties in hopes of establishing a new off-leash dog park in the Evergreen area.

Director Tom Hoby confirmed that the agency made an informal proposal last month to landowners, including outlining a basic concept for the park’s design and management. He recently told the Jeffco commissioners that Open Space has a follow-up meeting with the landowners in early February.

Tina Francone, the current Regional Transportation District director, will be sworn in as Jeffco Commissioner next week.

The county will hold the swearing-in ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Hearing Room One of the Jeffco government center. There will be a brief reception following the ceremony. All are invited to attend or watch the broadcast on the Jeffco website.

Francone, a Littleton resident, was appointed to replace Don Rosier as commissioner for District 3 after he resigned earlier this month. She will serve until the November election.

When a town with a water crisis meets capitalism, populism, bureaucracy and corporate mismanagement, it ends up with people ready to revolt because they don’t have enough money to pee.
On Jan. 19, The Venue Theatre Co. opened “Urinetown: The Musical,” a satirical comedy that follows Urinetown, a town that has outlawed the use of private toilets in an attempt to regulate water consumption. The citizens of Urinetown must use a public pay-per-use system owned by Urine Good Company.

The 19-year-old accused of lighting Roman candles that started the North Turkey Creek Fire pleaded guilty Jan. 16 to one class-6 felony count of firing woods or prairies, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.

Andrew Askins of Conifer was charged in late April with two class-4 felonies of second-degree arson in connection with lighting fireworks while Jefferson County was in a stage-2 fire ban.